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Mills (6-foot-5, 316) has prototypical tackle build with 34-inch arms, and drew raves for his Senior Bowl performance. A right tackle at Louisiana Tech, Mills may have to kick to guard in the pros due to limited athleticism. He also managed only 20 bench-press reps. Mills does have a high enough long-term ceiling to develop into a starting guard or perhaps right tackle. The Bears will view him as a versatile reserve in year one. Sat, Apr 27, 2013 03:26:00 PM

Despite some reports of a second day selection following a strong Seniow Bowl week, former NFL scout Russ Lande is hearing that Louisiana Tech T Jordan Mills now appears to be a fifth rounder.

"Scouts and coaches went back and pulled out the Louisiana Tech game film to evaluate this player who shocked everyone in Mobile, they were very disappointed," Lande writes. "Some NFL personnel that we spoke to said that regardless of the athleticism he showed in Mobile, he did not show the foot quickness and flexibility to handle playing tackle in the NFL and would have to slide inside to play guard." Thu, Mar 21, 2013 12:05:00 PM

Some NFL personnel that we spoke to said that regardless of the athleticism he showed in Mobile, he did not show the foot quickness and flexibility to handle playing tackle in the NFL and would have to slide inside to play guard," Lande writes. "Despite the post Senior Bowl hype that Mills was rising up boards and could be drafted as high as the second round, we are hearing more like the fifth round now." Lande said last month Mills was likely a third or fourth-round pick. Tue, Mar 19, 2013 04:17:00 PM

The National Football Post's Russ Lande is confident that Louisiana Tech T Jordan Mills "will not make the move into the second or late first round as some predicted."

"Mills will likely be a third or fourth round pick by a team looking for a rookie who can start at right tackle," Lande writes. Many were impressed by Mills during Senior Bowl week, but Lande does not think the aggressive right tackle shows "the quickness to slide out in time to protect the corner consistently." Wed, Feb 20, 2013 02:38:00 PM